Your not making sense anymore.
FF8's FMV's were clearly better than FF7, so how could they not put effort into 8's graphics, but according to you, that's all the effort they put into 7 even though 8 beat it graphically in every way.
Not only that, it's agreeable that both 7 & 8 both had very good storylines. (To the general public)
I'm not playing Devils Advocate when we're not even talking about the main point of this debate anymore.
The point is: Final Fantasy 7 is over a decade old now. It's age exceeds my 5 year old little sisters twice over.
I think it's safe to say, it's an old game.